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U.S.S. BENNETT
(DD-473)Click to view crew list
DD-473 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| DEC | 1941 | - | Keel Date: 10 DEC 1941 at Boston Navy Yard | ||
| APR | 1942 | - | Launch Date: 16 APR 1942 | ||
| FEB | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 9 FEB 1943 | ||
| APR | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 18 APR 1946 | ||
DD-473 General Specifications
Class: Fletcher-class destroyer
Named for: Floyd Bennett
Complement: 336 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 2050 tons
Length: 376 feet 6 inches
Beam: 39 feet 8 inches
Flank Speed: 35 knots
Range: 6500 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition:Transferred to Brazil 15 December 1959